USMNT to hold last-chance WC training camp

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The U.S. Soccer Federation announced that it is holding a grooming campy successful Frisco, Texas for MLS players that are inactive successful contention for a spot connected the United States World Cup roster, but whose teams are nary longer successful the MLS Cup playoffs.

The campy volition tally from Oct. 25 until Nov. 5. The U.S. is announcing its final, 26-player roster connected Nov. 9 successful New York City. The U.S. opens its World Cup radical play against Wales connected Nov. 21, volition look England connected Friday, Nov. 25 and finishes the archetypal circular against Iran connected Nov. 29.

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A USSF spokesperson stressed that information successful the campy doesn't bespeak that a subordinate volition beryllium connected the World Cup roster. In its statement, the USSF said it's "important to span the spread betwixt players completing their seasons and imaginable information successful the World Cup."

The USSF added that players who aren't participating successful the workouts are besides inactive eligible for inclusion connected the World Cup roster, and that further MLS players would beryllium added arsenic their seasons end.

Among the players not participating successful the campy but who person been called up by U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter successful the past are Colorado Rapids guardant Gyasi Zardes, FC Dallas midfielder Sebastian Lletget and CF Montreal midfielder Djordje Mihailovic.

The MLS Cup playoffs are successful the league last stage, with reigning MLS Cup champions NYCFC taking connected the Philadelphia Union successful the Eastern Conference final, and Austin FC traveling to LAFC successful the Western Conference. The MLS Cup last is connected Nov. 5.

Players attending the campy include: Paul Arriola (FC Dallas), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Shaq Moore (Nashville SC), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Gaga Slonina (Chicago Fire), DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)

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